NEW YORK (July 15, 2021) – Until yesterday, Haiti was the only country in the Americas without a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Today 500,000 doses of vaccine donated by the U.S government through...

NEW YORK (July 14, 2021) – At least 80,000 children under the age of five are currently at risk of severe acute malnutrition across the Central African Republic (CAR) - a 29 percent increase compared...

NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programs post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF...

NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – UNICEF and Sinopharm have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of the BBIBP-CorV inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19 on behalf of the COVAX Facility. Through...

NEW YORK (July 13, 2021) – "Thank you, colleagues, participants and friends. "UNICEF appreciates the close collaboration across our agencies to make this important report happen once again this year....

NEW YORK (July 12, 2021) – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said today – much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. While the pandemic’s impact has...

NEW YORK (July 12, 2021) – “It’s been 18 months since the COVID-19 outbreak started and education for millions of children is still disrupted. As of today, primary and secondary schools are shuttered...